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owlandpuss | 08:33 Tue 30th Nov 2010 | Arts & Literature
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Why were Diamonds so popular in the Regency period 1810-1830
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For the same reason that they were so popular before and after that period, and still are.
Increasing affluence of increasing numbers of the middle classes, lower costs of jewellery through mechanical production means, the new fashion for jewellery sets, (matching necklace, brooch, ear-rings, bangles) . And not just diamonds, but rubies and emeralds too.

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